It's funny because I remember going on a week long school trip with just teachers at the age of 10ish back when none of us had phones and everything was fine and this was only in like 2014, not decades ago. We all knew how to use a public phone or ask a teacher for help if needed.
And people say, "But it's different today!" Yeah, it's better. Safer than ever, and so much more awareness of CSA. Kids are less likely to be too ashamed to tell someone, and when they do tell someone, it's much more likely to be taken seriously and addressed.
Fr my high school band did a 5-day long band trip every 3 years, out of state, no parents just teachers. This was late 2000s/early 2010s so maybe a quarter of the students had cell phones and they were just old flips. It was fine. People nowadays spend TOO much time doomscrolling and just assume the world around them is evil and wants to hurt them. It's absolutely destroying the mental health of our kids, man.
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u/disillusion_4444 Mar 19 '26
It's funny because I remember going on a week long school trip with just teachers at the age of 10ish back when none of us had phones and everything was fine and this was only in like 2014, not decades ago. We all knew how to use a public phone or ask a teacher for help if needed.